Coffee Filter Hydrangeas
Happy Tuesday! Today is the Creative Craft Hop and I’ve got a fun, easy family friendly craft for you. Coffee Filter Hydrangeas!
I recently went in search for some blue/ purple hydrangeas for my kitchen and couldn’t find any.
When I saw several tutorial on how to make them out of coffee filters, I couldn’t wait to give it a try.
Before I get started I’d like to thank our hosts Sara from Birds of A Feather and Donna from Modern On Monticello for hosting. They always do such a great job each month!
Also, if you are coming here from Rachel at Tea and Forget Me Nots, I am so glad that you are here!
Now let’s get started.
Supplies
Coffee Filters- you will need 12 per flower
Watercolor Paint
Water
Pipe Cleaner
Hot Glue and Glue Gun
Scissors
Step 1
Take two coffee filters and begin folding them in half.
Fold the coffee filters in half 4 times.
Step 2
Once you have the coffee filters folded in half X 4, using a pencil, draw on a butterfly shape like you see above, onto the fan end of the filters.
Cut it out.
Once you have it cut out, start unfolding the coffee filters.
Cut out between the flower petals if they are still joined together.
Step 3
OnceI had all twelve cut out, I placed them on an old cookie sheet I used for crafts.
Once you have the filter on your cookie sheet it’s time to add the paint.
Using a dropper, I started in the middle adding blue.
Then I went out to the edges and added purple to the petals, woking my way into the center adding drops of color here and there.
Finally, I added drops of blue wherever there were white spots.
I feel like this is similar to a tie dye pattern.
Let dry overnight.
Step 4
Now it’s time to assemble the flower.
Take a pipe cleaner and make a small hook in one end.
Cut tiny slits into the center of each filter using your scissors
Slide the pipe cleaner into the slit, slide it all the way to the end and add a little hot glue around the pipe cleaner.
Pinch the flower towards the center.
Watch out for the hot glue!
Continue sliding coffee filters onto the pipe cleaner and adding glue until all twelve filters have formed a hydrangea flower.
Honestly, you can’t tell here but in person it’s hard to tell that they aren’t real!
I love these coffee filter hydrangeas so much I’m thinking of making a few for an upcoming bridal shower in pink.
Please join me in visiting Carol’s at Blue Sky At Home to see what she has crafted!
Until Next Time…
Tammy
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I’m amazed that you achieved this with coffee filters Tammy! You’ve really captured the look and colouring of a hydrangea. Stunning!
Thank you Sara!
Clearly, I’ve been underestimating coffee filters. Your hydrangeas are beautiful, Tammy – and you made them from coffee filters! Blue hydrangeas are my favorite and your turned out so pretty.
I underestimated them too until this project!!! Thanks Ann!
Oh my, Tammy! Your coffee filter hydrangeas are beautiful and so realistic! I’ve never made any but thanks to you, this craft is on my to-do list! Great job and of course I love the colors!
Thank you Gail. They do look surprisingly real! Hope you have fun making some!
The filter flowers look amazing, love the colors! Great craft to share with us. Thanks Tammy.
Thank you Terrie!
Tammy, I am so impressed with your handmade hydrangeas. What a great idea, especially for summer decorating. We don’t drink coffee, so I don’t have coffee filters, but I’m sure other types of paper could be used. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Carol! I don’t drink coffee either – thankfully my husband does! I am sure other papers could be used…
These are so pretty! Perfect for summer decorating too. I don’t use coffee filters with my machine but I am tempted to buy some anyway to try this out. Thanks for being a part of the party.
Thanks Donna. They are easy and fun to do. Enjoy!
The colours on these are so beautiful. What a great budget-friendly project. Love it!
Thanks so much Rachel!
So so pretty!! I love the way you used 2 colors, these are fantastic!
Thanks Jenna!
Wow Tammy, I am in love with these. I think I will have to give this a try, I love hydrangeas, but you are right, I have not found any when I have been out and about lately. The coloring is perfect, you did an amazing job making them.
Thank you Cara!